Published in BMC Psychology
BackgroundThe rapid increasing rate of mobile and internet users in Lebanon, predisposes us to a high dependency on smartphones, leading to more phubbing. Phubbing has been found associated with many psychological factors. Thus, the main objectives of this study was (1) to evaluate the association between phubbing and temperaments, and (2) assess t...
Published in Heliyon
Phubbing; Communication; Behavior; Smartphones; Addiction
Published in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Most existing research assumes “phone use during face-to-face interactions” to be psychosocially detrimental. Drawing on the digital social multitasking framework, this study explored not only the negative but also positive implications of the behavior. A sample of 517 adolescents ( M age = 14.83, S.D . = 1.93; 50% female) recruited through the Qua...
Currently, a large part of university students use ICT in their studies, as well as in training and leisure ac-tivities. An improper use of them can affect your academic performance and psychological well-being, and you may even develop an internet addiction. Phubbing is a manifestation linked to the behavior of addiction to new technologies that c...
Published in Psychological reports
The aim of this research is twofold: First, to adapt the Generic Scale of Phubbing and the Generic Scale of Being Phubbed into Turkish language and culture. Second, to investigate the relationships between phubbing, being phubbed, and various psychodemographic variables including anxiety, depression, negative self, somatization, hostility, loneline...
Published in The Psychiatric quarterly
For several years, the number of studies on the links between excessive mobile phone use and mental health has been increasing. The aim of the study was to establish if there is a relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression in university students and if phubbing is a mediator of this relationship. The authors also tested if this medi...
Usage of mobile phones within a social interaction is termed as phubbing. Similar to the experience of ostracism, its effects on well-being were robust: the individual experienced lower fulfilment of needs and reported poorer mood. By introducing two moderators (receiving an explanation, reciprocating phone use), this paper aimed to investigate sys...
Smartphones and social media are a central part of everyday life for many young adults in the modern digital society. The development of digital devices has created opportunities for young adults to be present in a digital world through social media while at the same with people they meet face-to-face. Smartphones make the digital world portable, w...
